The show's leading man Stephen Amell took to Twitter to express his sadness over the news.

Amell tweeted: "Playing Oliver Queen has been the greatest professional experience of my life... but you can't be a vigilante forever," he wrote. "Arrow will return for a final run of 10 episodes this Fall. There's so much to say... for now I just want to say thank you."

Executive producers Marc Guggenheim, Greg Berlanti and Beth Schwartz also released a joint statement over the show's cancellation:

"This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we've made for the past seven years, it was with the best interests of Arrow in mind. We're heartened by the fact that Arrow has birthed an entire universe of shows that will continue on for many years to come. We're excited about crafting a conclusion that honors the show, its characters and its legacy and are grateful to all the writers, producers, actors, and — more importantly — the incredible crew that has sustained us and the show for over seven years."